WMCW, the Glossary
WMCW (1600 AM) was a radio station licensed to Harvard, Illinois, United States.[1]
Table of Contents
27 relations: Adult contemporary music, Adult standards, AM broadcasting, Boone County, Illinois, Broadcasting & Cable, Chicago Tribune, Country music, Full-service radio, Harvard, Illinois, Hertz, Laura Ingraham, Marengo, Illinois, McHenry County, Illinois, Middle of the road (music), Radio & Records, Radio broadcasting, Talk radio, Walworth County, Wisconsin, Watt, WCGO, WCGO (1600 AM), WKKD (AM), WNET, WZSR, 1955 in radio, 1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak, 2008 in radio.
- 1955 establishments in Illinois
- 2008 disestablishments in Illinois
- Defunct mass media in Illinois
Adult contemporary music
Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the 1980s to the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet storm and rock influence.
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Adult standards
Adult standards (also sometimes known as the nostalgia or Big Band format) is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations.
AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation (AM) transmissions.
Boone County, Illinois
Boone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois.
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Broadcasting & Cable
Broadcasting & Cable (B&C, or Broadcasting+Cable) is a monthly telecommunications industry trade magazine published by Future US.
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Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is an American daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, owned by Tribune Publishing.
Country music
Country (also called country and western) is a music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and the Southwest.
Full-service radio
Full service radio is a type of radio format characterized by a mix of music programming and a large amount of locally-produced and hyperlocal programming, such as news and discussion focusing on local issues, news, sports coverage, interviews, call-in segments, and sometimes religious content.
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Harvard, Illinois
Harvard is a city located in McHenry County, Illinois.
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Hertz
The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one event (or cycle) per second.
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Laura Ingraham
Laura Anne Ingraham (born June 19, 1963) is an American conservative television host.
Marengo, Illinois
Marengo is a city in McHenry County, Illinois, United States on the Kishwaukee River.
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McHenry County, Illinois
McHenry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois.
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Middle of the road (music)
Middle of the road (also known by its acronym MOR) is a commercial radio format and popular music genre.
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Radio & Records
Radio & Records (R&R) was a trade publication providing news and airplay information for the radio and music industries.
Radio broadcasting
Radio broadcasting is the broadcasting of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience.
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Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music.
Walworth County, Wisconsin
Walworth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.
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Watt
The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3.
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WCGO
WCGO (1590 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Evanston, Illinois, and serving the Chicago metropolitan area's northern suburbs.
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WCGO (1600 AM)
WCGO (1600 AM) was a radio station licensed to Chicago Heights, Illinois, United States. WMCW and WCGO (1600 AM) are Defunct mass media in Illinois and radio stations in Illinois.
WKKD (AM)
WKKD (1580 AM) was a radio station licensed to Aurora, Illinois. WMCW and WKKD (AM) are Defunct mass media in Illinois and radio stations in Illinois.
WNET
WNET (channel 13), branded on-air as "Thirteen" (stylized as "THIRTEEN"), is a primary PBS member television station licensed to Newark, New Jersey, United States, serving the New York City area.
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WZSR
WZSR (105.5 FM, "Star 105.5") is a radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format.
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1955 in radio
The year 1955 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history.
1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak
On April 10–12, 1965, a historic severe weather event affected the Midwestern and Southeastern United States.
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2008 in radio
Several events occurred in radio in 2008.
See also
1955 establishments in Illinois
- American Rental Association
- Beardstown Bridge
- Bible Missionary Church
- Cantigny Park
- Clearbrook Human Service Agency
- Cole-Parmer
- Compass Players
- Grand Tower Pipeline Bridge
- Harold L. Ickes Homes
- Illinois Route 84
- Latin Counts
- Makom Solel Lakeside
- McCormick Foundation
- McCullom Lake, Illinois
- McDonald's
- McDonald's No. 1 Store Museum
- Notre Dame College Prep
- One Prudential Plaza
- Oral Health America
- Peoria Zoo
- Rend Lake College
- Riverdale High School (Port Byron, Illinois)
- Rolling Meadows, Illinois
- Shawneetown Bridge
- Stateway Gardens
- Stateway Gardens, Chicago
- WBGX
- WDRV
- WHCO
- WILL-TV
- WMCW
- WTTW
2008 disestablishments in Illinois
- Bank of America Open
- Henry Horner Homes
- Quad City Riverhawks
- Robertson Memorial Field House
- U.S. Futures Exchange
- UR Chicago
- WMCW
- Zambak
Defunct mass media in Illinois
- Fox Sports Net Chicago
- KFTK (AM)
- KQQZ
- MS Communications
- WAIK
- WAIT (AM)
- WAMV (Illinois)
- WBCP
- WCAZ (990 AM)
- WCEV
- WCFJ (Illinois)
- WCGO (1600 AM)
- WCLM (Chicago)
- WCLR (Arlington Heights, Illinois)
- WCRW (Chicago)
- WDDD (AM)
- WEIC
- WENR (Chicago)
- WGEM (AM)
- WGLC (AM)
- WJAZ (Chicago)
- WJJY-TV
- WKBF (AM)
- WKKD (AM)
- WLBH (AM)
- WLBH-FM
- WLXT-TV
- WMBB-WOK
- WMCW
- WMLA (AM)
- WNTA (1150 AM)
- WOCH-CD
- WPOK (AM)
- WQQW (Illinois)
- WRCR (Illinois)
- WRLL (1690 AM)
- WSPL
- WSSD
- WWXL (Illinois)
- WYCC